Dr. Devlin is a co-founder
and Executive Director of the Stanford University's H-STAR institute, a Consulting Professor in the
Department of Mathematics, a
co-founder of the Stanford Media X research network, and a Senior
Researcher at CSLI. He is a World Economic Forum Fellow and
a Fellow of
the American Association for the Advancement of Science. His current
research
is focused on the use of different media to teach and communicate
mathematics to diverse audiences. He also works on the design of
information/reasoning systems for intelligence analysis. Other research
interests include: theory of information, models of reasoning,
applications of
mathematical techniques in the study of communication, and mathematical
cognition.

Dr. Devlin has written 26
books and over 80 published research articles. He was recipient of the
Pythagoras Prize, the Peano Prize, the Carl Sagan Award, and the Joint
Policy
Board for Mathematics Communications Award.

Ms. Susan Morrison, the Illinois Deputy
State Superintendent of Education, will be our closing speaker this
year. Susie has worked in the education field in Illinois for
more than 30 years. She has been a teacher, an administrator in a
K-12 district and has worked as the Director at the state office of the
North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School
Improvement, located at the University of Illinois.

Het talk, “Shaping the Future of Illinois
Education”, will focus on the latest developments in the state
and national standards and how they may impact Illinois teachers,
students, expectations and assessments. The American Diploma Project
and Common Core Standards movement are poised to change the way we
teach and learn mathematics and Mrs. Morrison will be able to address
these issues as she discusses the future of education here in Illinois.